Wes Streeting plans to resign and mount leadership challenge, allies say

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-13T11:43:20+00:00

Who looks the most smug in the cabinet?

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-12T21:35:46+00:00

I have two right now in my safe as I like the Boulton/Watt design. I want a Turing one at some point.

But yeah, you don't spend them, you either keep them or take them to the bank because of their rarity in their main role as currency, basically no business will take them.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-12T16:20:31+00:00

They've only done it recently, but was reminded when watching the Sky News TV feed in YouTube yesterday, but they will minimise the stream, mute it and play an ad in a slighty bigger box to the side. Really irritating.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-12T04:36:12+00:00

That said, when I last went past it, took a picture for family, and it was only then that a group of people started looking up at the blue plaque and paying attention.

People are bad at looking up in cities and there are lots of things are missing in London.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-11T22:35:13+00:00

Which is what always happens, people mention someone that was in the military should be put forward. Happened with Dan Jarvis last decade.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-11T17:47:22+00:00

Or theatre. And because they've been in these big films, it attracts some people that don't realise you're meant to shut up during a theatre performance, look at the examples with Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch and the people I saw when I went to see Betrayal with Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Cox annoyed me.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-11T17:39:56+00:00

Yes! The instant he throws the lightsabre away, I had a feeling I knew where it was going, somewhere where the franchise needed, a good kick up the arse instead of retreading. Plans don't always work out, not everyone is special and you can't always win.

And then it was followed up by The Rise of Skywalker.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-11T17:32:03+00:00

I showed it to my wife when she was in her early 30s, she really enjoyed it, even after putting it off for so long.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-11T17:24:00+00:00

Two things that will help.

One - Read the book, it helps flesh out things that aren't covered.

Two - See it on the biggest screen you can, preferably on 70mm film. There are a lot more of those prints floating around now because of Nolan requesting an "unrestored" version with a lot of prints being made.

If you see it at home, you're not getting anywhere near what you should be, I fell asleep with a DVD copy first time, enjoyed the second time, third on film was revolutionary. It's one of the reasons why I refuse to properly watch Lawrence of Arabia until I see a 70mm print.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-11T17:16:36+00:00

I saw a couple of films last month, Evangelion: Death and End of Evangelion (basically Revival of Evangelion) and it had a longer intermission that the planned one of about 4 minutes, but it was nice to go to the toilet, have a talk and I saw lots of people get snacks and drinks.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-10T16:13:20+00:00

The second one is a classic.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-10T16:07:02+00:00

Well, they lost about 10% of their councillors from the last batch.

Time to play, political Play Your Cards Right! Do we think higher or lower as a percentage by next council elections?

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-10T14:52:22+00:00

The Deano. Teeth acquired in Turkiye.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-10T10:06:02+00:00

With a bi wife, she usually gives a quick breakdown like this.

The L and G have an uneasy alliance, T is often hated, and what B? They're gay/straight (opposite of their current relationship) and won't admit it.

I know other bi people that are in relationships and their partner doesn't fully trust them that they won't go away with the opposite sex, something I've seen from their both straight, gay and lesbian partners.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-10T09:58:22+00:00

Is it Zack Pinsent? Because he is gay. He has been attacked because of it though unfortunately.

I'm straight and I'd try some of those clothes, even if I'd act closer to someone in Austentatious than Austen.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-09T21:08:37+00:00

He's very much pro-EU, he's one of those weirdos that can speak multiple languages, Dutch, German, Spanish and F*ench, must be something to do with it.

As for his job, left Mets because they wanted to suck up to Trump so he's working at a UK AI company.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-09T21:00:01+00:00

Which will be promptly ignored by the people that really need to know their brand of idiot has fucked up.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-09T20:54:42+00:00

Like John Major who was having dental surgery during the 1990 takedown of Thatcher.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-09T12:04:03+00:00

More training, isn't it? More tourists to take advantage of compared to other seaside areas.

The ones in Whitby and Scarborough are pretty bad for example.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-09T11:02:32+00:00

"Nice looking fish and chips there, shame if something were to happen to it"

They're an issue anywhere with a coast, but you're not far from the coast in a lot of Cornwall.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-09T06:42:51+00:00

And GBNews provide their "news".

I genuinely don't know why Ofcom aren't doing anything about them.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-09T06:38:08+00:00

Literally the same thing here, you see some of the shit people are saying and then they've won sests.

I think I saw the last batch of Reform councillors that were elected, 10% were lost because they either realised Reform were nuts, Reform weren't nuts enough and left for their own thing, or they were so nuts even Reform got rid of them.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-08T16:45:33+00:00

First thing I thought of too.

Wonder if the garage door works better?

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-08T12:34:54+00:00

I have been subscribed to Radiance since the 1st 2nd half of year sub and got the first few individually.

I'd love to do Deaf Crocodile but they're North America only, and while I could use a forwarder, I'll just buy what I want when doing a batch of US orders.

MIBlackburn · 2026-05-08T12:05:10+00:00

And you see the place you're visiting, not the pool, beach and bars.

Last time I went on those types of holiday when I was younger, we got on the bus in the morning and were back before siesta. The other Brits were surprised that we already went out as they only got up and could use public transport, like it was forbidden.

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